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This project utilised comparative case studies in the United Kingdom and Australia to explore how new, technologically-enabled, transnational repertoires of social mobilisation contribute to the shifting dynamics of civic stratification in the age of uncertainty. It interrogated the relationship between the state, the market, individuals and civil society in the politics of the energy transition, specifically focusing on transitions from fossil fuels to sustainable post-carbon resources. Interviews were undertaken with activists in national and local campaign groups and local stakeholders in case study areas in Australia and the United Kingdom.WISERD celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Over time it has grown into an international research institute that develops the next generation of research leaders. Our research brings together different disciplines (geographers, economists, sociologists, data scientists, political scientists) to address important issues for civil society at national and international levels. Our social science core provides a strong foundation for working with other disciplines including environmental science, engineering and medicine to transform our understanding and approaches to key areas of public concern. Our aim is to provide evidence that informs and changes policy and practice. This Centre will build on all previous WISERD research activities to undertake an ambitious new research programme. Our focus will be on the concept of civic stratification. This is a way of looking at divisions in society by focusing on the rights and obligations and practices of citizens and the role of civil society organisations in addressing inequalities in those rights and obligations. We will examine and analyse instances where people do not have the same rights as others (for example people who are migrants or refugees). We will also look at examples of people and groups working together within civil society to win new rights; this is referred...